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  • Daughters of Isabella Christmas party Dec. 3

    TELL CITY – The D of I Christmas party and business meeting will be held Dec. 3 at 6:30 p.m. It will start with a catered dinner. The price for each member will be $5 for the meal.

    A donation will be collected for a charity. The drawing for a raffle will be held that evening. Chances are $1 for each or six chances for $5.

    Contact any D of I member for chances. Dues of $15 will also be collected that night.

    Hostesses will be Sandra Borho, Rose Boling, Hazel Burdette, Eileen Burnette and Betty Cash.

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  • Branchville Masonic Lodge hosting weekend brunch

    BRANCHVILLE – Branchville Masonic Lodge 496, F&AM, will host the final two brunches for hungry deer hunters and the public this weekend.  

    Brunch will be served Saturday and Sunday in the lodge hall in Branchville. Serving will be from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. both days.

    The menu will include biscuits with sausage gravy, sausage and biscuits, ham and biscuits, eggs and omelets, bean soup, corn bread, hamburgers, cheeseburgers and bratwurst.

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  • Lilly Endowment scholarship cycle begins

    PERRY COUNTY – The Perry County Community Foundation has announced the opening of the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship program cycle, said Foundation Director Renate Warner.

    The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship program was created by Lilly Endowment to help raise Indiana’s level of educational attainment and to increase the ability of Indiana’s community foundations to enhance the quality of life for Indiana residents.

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  • EUCC serving Thanksgiving dinner

    As it has for many years, Evangelical United Church of Christ in Tell City will prepare a traditional Thanksgiving dinner Thursday.

    The meal will be served in the fellowship hall at no cost from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Anyone wishing to have meals delivered in the morning can call the church office at 547-7059. Meals will be delivered in Tell City, Cannelton and Troy. Call the church to request a meal.

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  • Santa en route to Cannelton, Leopold parades

    PERRY COUNTY – Santa Claus himself will be the guest of honor at three fast-approaching Christmas parades in Perry County.

    Cannelton’s parade will kick off the season Friday while Leopold will host its parade Sunday. Tell City’s parade and related festivities are scheduled for Dec. 7

    Cannelton parade Friday

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  • The flavor of Thanksgiving

    Ah, the smells of Thanksgiving dinner, turkey, dressing and   cranberry sauce. Cannelton City Schools students savored the flavor of this week’s holiday early with a noon meal Thursday.

    The special event included made-from-scratch food not commonly found in school cafeterias.

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  • Search process under way for schools chief

    By VINCE LUECKE
    Editor

    TELL CITY – Tell City-Troy Township School Board members will shoulder much of the work of hiring a new schools superintendent themselves.

    Meeting in a work session Wednesday outside their normal  monthly meeting, the board agreed to divide among themselves the duties of the process that will lead to the hiring of a new superintendent to replace Lynn Blinzinger. Schools chief since 2011, Blinzinger announced this fall he will retire in June.

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  • Local Ivy Tech campus may close

    By KEVIN KOELLING
    Managing Editor

    (See related story, "Student works to keep Ivy Tech campus in Tell City," in this edition.)

    TELL CITY – Ivy Tech’s Tell City campus is being considered for closure.

    Community support is one criteria officials will examine before making a decision, the local site director said Thursday.

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  • Food Day celebration at William Tell Elementary School

     On Oct. 24, William Tell Elementary celebrated Food Day 2013. It is a nationwide movement for healthy, affordable and sustainable food. The movement promotes gardening, eating real and natural foods.

    This day is endorsed by many public figures and celebrities including Chef Jamie Oliver and First Lady Michelle Obama.

    On this day, students enjoyed talking about the community garden that is located at William Tell Elementary and also learning from Purdue Extension’s Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator, Sara Dzimianski.

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  • Golden Living Center-Lincoln Hills earns commitment to Quality Award

    TELL CITY - Golden Living Center- Lincoln Hills has been selected by the American Health Care Association-National Center for Assisted Living to receive the 2013 Bronze – Commitment to Quality National Award for the outstanding care and service it provides to its patients and residents.

    The Living Center is one of 582 skilled nursing facilities who applied for the award this year.

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